Battle of Blenheim
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battle-of-blenheim-169-15788157
title:
Battle of Blenheim
text:
The Battle of Blenheim fought on 13 August [O.S. 2 August] 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance. Louis XIV of France sought to knock the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold, out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement. The dangers to Vienna were considerable: Maximilian II
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description:
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1704
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blenheim
date created:
2001-08-17T01:52:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:53:00Z
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